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• Santorum complains it isn't easy being him
• Amid fresh diplomacy, U.S. still wary of direct Syria role
• UNC's Barnes, Henson, Marshall entering NBA draft
• Latest buzz on bee decline: Maybe it's pesticides
• Factbox: Big tax benefits enjoyed by oil companies
• Senate rejects Obama call to end Big Oil tax breaks
• Yahoo! websites to get do-not-track tool
• Outside group targets Obama record on energy
• Lohan thanks judge as probation ends
• Iran, Turkey sharply differ on Syria
• French nuclear physicist in terror trial
• Judge ends Lohan's probation, gives back freedom
• Assad says foreign aid to rebels must stop under peace plan
• Iran opposes all interference in Syria, says Khamenei
• Autism cases rise: US study
• Congress passes bill to keep highway aid flowing
• Blue chips lead Wall Street rebound
• Islamist serial killer buried in France despite protest
• Video of handcuffed Fla. shooter adds to debate
• Something fishy
• Police fire rubber bullets in Spain strike protest
• House approves Republican deficit-cutting plan
• Natural gas price drops to a 10-year low
• Divided Arab leaders urge Syria dialogue
• Egypt: Islamists press generals to fire government
• Cops: Twins pitcher Pavano was target of extortion
• Will Ferrell announces 'Anchorman' sequel
• Lawmakers press Obama to help avoid defense cuts
• Egypt court orders ban of pornographic websites
• Romney's attack ad strategy: time for Obama soon?
• CBS expands 'Face the Nation' to 1 hour on Sunday
• Illinois hires Ohio's John Groce as head coach
• "Wrath of the Titans" holds European premiere
• Studies say commonly used pesticide may harm bees
• Egypt's ex-housing minister sentenced to prison
• Katie Couric to guest-host 'Good Morning America'
• Nome residents roll along with higher fuel prices
• Some residents not warned about Colo. wildfire
• Chinese firm surpasses Exxon in oil production
• Trayvon Martin's parents seize on video of shooter

Santorum complains it isn't easy being him Posted: Rick Santorum complains that GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney and his allies are outspending him. He laments that he doesn't have as beefy an organization as Romney. He insists Romney is trying to change the rules of the campaign in the middle of it, and is running unfair ads.

Amid fresh diplomacy, U.S. still wary of direct Syria role Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departs on Thursday for fresh diplomacy aimed at halting Syria's bloodshed, but there is little sign the Obama administration is ready to deviate from its hands-off approach. Clinton's talks in Riyadh with foreign ministers from Gulf states will likely be anchored by a new peace proposal from U.N.-Arab League special envoy Kofi Annan. It is the latest bid to broker a diplomatic end to more than a year of fighting between President Bashar al-Assad's troops and opponents to his family's decades-long rule. ...

UNC's Barnes, Henson, Marshall entering NBA draft Posted: North Carolina underclassmen Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Kendall Marshall will enter the NBA draft, the school said Thursday.

Latest buzz on bee decline: Maybe it's pesticides Posted: A common class of pesticide is causing problems for honeybees and bumblebees, important species already in trouble, two studies suggest.

Factbox: Big tax benefits enjoyed by oil companies Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and some fellow Democrats want to slash tax benefits now enjoyed by large oil companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp to raise up to $40 billion over a decade in government revenues. That effort hit a roadblock on Thursday when the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate voted to hold back legislation backed by most Democrats to repeal some of the biggest tax benefits for the five biggest oil companies, in a 51-to-47 vote. Four Democrats sided with Republicans in the vote against moving forward on the legislation. ...

Senate rejects Obama call to end Big Oil tax breaks Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the Senate blocked legislation on Thursday to strip billions of dollars in tax breaks for the biggest U.S. oil companies, calling the bill a political stunt that would not help tamp down surging gasoline prices. President Barack Obama, under pressure as the pinch of higher gasoline prices becomes a hot issue in the U.S. presidential campaign, had urged Congress to end the breaks, worth about $24 billion over 10 years, noting oil companies were raking in record profits. ...

Yahoo! websites to get do-not-track tool Posted: Yahoo! on Thursday said that it will soon add a tool to its websites that allows visitors to signal that they don't want their online activity tracked for ad targeting or other ends.

Outside group targets Obama record on energy Posted: An outside group is lashing out at President Barack Obama's energy record, airing $3.6 million in ads in eight key states blaming him for high gas prices and his decision to delay the Keystone XL pipeline project.

Lohan thanks judge as probation ends Posted: Lindsay Lohan thanked a judge Thursday for lifting her formal probation after a long string of court appearances, but the US actress was told to "stop the nightclubbing" and behave more maturely.

Iran, Turkey sharply differ on Syria Posted: Iran's top leader says Tehran strongly supports reforms in Syria under President Bashar Assad, but the visiting Turkish prime minister says Assad can't be trusted and must go.

French nuclear physicist in terror trial Posted: An Algerian-born former nuclear physicist accused of plotting with al-Qaida's north African arm to attack a French military base or economic interests went on trial Thursday, insisting he never took any step toward carrying out terrorism — and simply exchanged ideas online.

Judge ends Lohan's probation, gives back freedom Posted: Lindsay Lohan's days as a criminal defendant could be over — if she can behave herself.

Assad says foreign aid to rebels must stop under peace plan Posted: BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday Syria would spare no effort to ensure the success of international envoy Kofi Annan's peace mission but warned it would not work without securing an end to foreign funding and arming of rebels opposing him. Assad is under international pressure to call his troops and tanks back to their bases, a year into a popular revolt against his iron rule. Fighting between troops and rebels killed at least 38 more people on Thursday, 15 of them soldiers. ...

Iran opposes all interference in Syria, says Khamenei Posted: DUBAI (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Iran strongly opposes any foreign intervention in Syria's conflict and will defend Damascus so it can continue "resistance" against Israel, his official website reported on Thursday. Khamenei, the Islamic Republic's highest authority, made the comments during a meeting with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Mashhad. The Islamic Republic supported popular uprisings in Egypt, Libya and Yemen last year but has steadfastly supported Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against a year-old uprising. ...

Autism cases rise: US study Posted: Autism in children appears to be on the rise, according to US health officials who said Thursday the rate has risen 23 percent in two years, with one in 88 children affected.

Congress passes bill to keep highway aid flowing Posted: Congress passed a stopgap three-month bill Thursday to keep federal highway and transit aid flowing and avoid a widespread shutdown of construction projects. The move pushes congressional action on a long-term overhaul of transportation programs deeper into an already fractious election year.

Blue chips lead Wall Street rebound Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks cut earlier losses on Thursday, supported by gains in blue chips, which have been rallying toward the end of the quarter as money managers chase performance. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 8.66 points, or 0.07 percent, to 13,117.55. The S&P 500 Index fell 4.24 points, or 0.30 percent, to 1,401.30. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 10.66 points, or 0.34 percent, to 3,094.30. The Nasdaq had earlier fallen 1 percent and the Dow had been down as much as 0.7 percent. (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Jan Paschal)

Islamist serial killer buried in France despite protest Posted: Islamist gunman Mohamed Merah was buried in his hometown Toulouse on Thursday, despite a protest by the French city's mayor after the serial killer's homeland Algeria refused his corpse.

Video of handcuffed Fla. shooter adds to debate Posted: Newly released police video of a handcuffed George Zimmerman may be important for what it doesn't show: No obvious cuts, scrapes, blood or bandages. No clearly broken nose. No plainly visible evidence of a life-and-death struggle with Trayvon Martin.

Something fishy Posted: A flowerhorn fish is displayed at the annual fish festival or "Pramong Nomjai Thai Tuala" at a shopping mall in Bangkok.

Police fire rubber bullets in Spain strike protest Posted: Spanish police fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds on Thursday as a group set fire to a cafe in Barcelona and a shop on the sidelines of a general strike.

House approves Republican deficit-cutting plan Posted: Republicans have pushed an election-year $3.5 trillion budget through a divided House that showcases their plans for trimming federal deficits and contrasts sharply with how President Barack Obama and Democrats would tackle the nation's fiscal problems.

Natural gas price drops to a 10-year low Posted: Natural gas prices tumbled to a 10-year low Thursday after a surprising jump in U.S. supplies.

Divided Arab leaders urge Syria dialogue Posted: Arab leaders urged dialogue and an end to Syria's bloody crackdown at a landmark summit in Baghdad on Thursday, while Iraq's premier warned that arming rival camps would spark a "proxy war."

Egypt: Islamists press generals to fire government Posted: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood-led parliament began drawing up a no-confidence motion against the military-appointed government Thursday, further escalating the Islamists' increasingly public power struggle with the country's ruling generals.

Cops: Twins pitcher Pavano was target of extortion Posted: A high school classmate of Minnesota Twins pitcher Carl Pavano threatened to reveal an alleged homosexual relationship they had and to write a book about it unless Pavano apologized to him and bought him a navy Range Rover SUV with tan leather, according to a search warrant affidavit filed by police in Connecticut.

Will Ferrell announces 'Anchorman' sequel Posted: Will Ferrell's swashbuckling newscaster Ron Burgundy had his own breaking news to announce Wednesday night: A sequel to "Anchorman" is finally happening.

Lawmakers press Obama to help avoid defense cuts Posted: Republicans pleaded with President Barack Obama on Thursday to negotiate with Congress to avert automatic, across-the-board military cuts that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned would be devastating.

Egypt court orders ban of pornographic websites Posted: An Egyptian court has ordered the government to ban pornographic Internet websites in order to protect society and its values.

Romney's attack ad strategy: time for Obama soon? Posted: Rick Santorum doesn't care about the unemployment rate. Newt Gingrich has "more baggage than the airlines." Both are Washington insiders who have bent their principles for money and influence.

CBS expands 'Face the Nation' to 1 hour on Sunday Posted: Five years ago, just off a bout from cancer, Bob Schieffer was set to retire from CBS's "Face the Nation." That never stuck, and now he's doubling his workload.

Illinois hires Ohio's John Groce as head coach Posted: John Groce took the Ohio Bobcats farther in the NCAA tournament than they had been in nearly 50 years.

"Wrath of the Titans" holds European premiere Posted: The Greek gods and monsters sequel "Wrath of the Titans" is having its European premiere on the biggest screen in the U.K., the British Film Institute's IMAX theater in London.

Studies say commonly used pesticide may harm bees Posted: A common class of pesticide is causing problems for honeybees and bumblebees, important species already in trouble, two studies suggest.

Egypt's ex-housing minister sentenced to prison Posted: A Cairo court has convicted and sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak's ex-housing minister to eight years in prison for corruption.

Katie Couric to guest-host 'Good Morning America' Posted: Katie Couric helped start and perpetuate morning television's most epic winning streak. Now she'll try to break it.

Nome residents roll along with higher fuel prices Posted: The measure of how challenging it can be to live in Nome, Alaska, starts with a dollar sign.

Some residents not warned about Colo. wildfire Posted: Some residents in the path of a Colorado wildfire weren't warned to flee because of a problem in an automated call system that relayed a mandatory evacuation order, authorities said Thursday.

Chinese firm surpasses Exxon in oil production Posted: A big shift is happening in Big Oil: An American giant now ranks behind a Chinese upstart.

Trayvon Martin's parents seize on video of shooter Posted: Trayvon Martin's family has seized on a police video of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, saying it does not show the injuries Zimmerman claims he suffered before fatally shooting the unarmed black teenager.

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